I have a confession: I’m afraid of something right now. There is a looming (man-made) deadline over me and I’m beginning to discover how little control I actually have in the situation. I’m still pregnant, and although my due date isn’t technically until tomorrow, I’m quite surprised to still be pregnant. This is the closest…… Continue reading Surrender before Sunrise
So I’ve been delaying writing this for weeks, and through a series of ridiculously weird events I find myself writing it now. Has God orchestrated the unusual to give me more time for obedience? I’m not sure that we will ever know, but I can’t help but feel like it is important to listen to…… Continue reading Swapping Seasons
Have you ever had a moment, hour, or day where you just felt so in tune with God? Perhaps it was overwhelming peace, inexplicable understanding, clear and specific direction, or something else that really met you where you were at. I’ve found those fleeting moments to be so inspiring and wonderful. They feel so personal—like a one-on-one conversation…… Continue reading all these other days
Giant lego blocks were being thrown, dump trucks and race cars were being fought over, the 16 month old kept making a dash for the stairs, and there was a high level of crankiness in the air that worsened as bedtimes got nearer. 7 little boys (4 aged 3 and under!) ran around the 1st…… Continue reading fellowship worth fighting for
Lately I’ve sensed a changing of seasons for myself. Not with the weather, but for the future. I don’t know what it looks like or really what it all entails, but I sense change coming. I have plenty of ideas of what I’d like the next season to look like—I’m really good at coming up…… Continue reading A planning fast yields a faster plan?
Have you ever prayed for something, and maybe others prayed too, but then when it seems to come to pass you get suspicious? Almost like it’s too good to be true, or that the supposed answer might suddenly be reversed and leave you feeling emptier than before you got it? Here’s what’s been plaguing me…… Continue reading Trying not to Waste the Opportunity of a Blessing
I was met with torrential rain and thunderstorms while driving home from work recently. Driving hunched forward, both hands tightly gripping the wheel, and straining to try to see the road through the sheets of rain, it was eerily similar to that evening months ago when I was rear-ended. Same weather, same roads, and I…… Continue reading A Seasonal Identity
Recently I was rear-ended while on my way home from work. I was doing everything right—just hanging out in traffic like everyone else waiting my turn to approach a non-functioning stoplight. Then BAM! I didn’t see it coming at all—it was totally unexpected. Because I didn’t have time to tense up and brace for…… Continue reading An Unexpected Impact
The 2 year old got me up about 6:30 Saturday morning. Which is pretty normal, but I was not ready to face the day yet. I bribed him with Cheerios and Paw Patrol and lay on the sofa next to him trying to will myself back to sleep. I could not go back to sleep.…… Continue reading The bright side of vomit
It started the night before—the storm of emotions and misbehavior. I should have seen it coming… After his shower, I asked the 2 year old to pick up his bath toys. “Mama do it!” was the response I got. We argued for 5 minutes about whose responsibility it was to clean up, and then he…… Continue reading Pressure: Barometric and Otherwise
Lucy with the Broken Sword 